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Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the people of Pittsburgh by restoring the park system to excellence in partnership with the city. Work is conducted primarily in the regional parks of Pittsburgh: Frick Park, Schenley Park, Highland Park, Riverview Park, Mellon Square, Mellon Park, and Schenley Plaza although the Parks Conservancy works in other city parks as resources permit. ==History== The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy was founded in 1996 by Meg Cheever, former publisher of Pittsburgh Magazine, who modeled it on other private/public partnerships in Louisville, Kentucky, New York City, and Buffalo, New York. To date, the Parks Conservancy has raised over $84 million to restore the parks. The Conservancy raises funds to help the city maintain, repair, and improve the parks with environmental sensitivity, respect for the parks' historic landscape design, and attention to the recreational needs of modern users. After holding public meetings, the Conservancy and city published the Regional Parks Master Plan in 2000 as a 20-year blueprint for parks restoration. Work outlined includes capital projects and ecological restoration. To date, the Conservancy has completed the following capital projects: * The Reynolds Street gatehouse entrance to Frick Park * The restoration of the Schenley Park Visitor Center * The creation of a babbling brook to dechlorinate waste water from Highland Park's water filtration plant * The ecological restoration of the Phipps Run natural area in Schenley Park * The restoration of the Highland Park Entry Garden * The conversion of Schenley Plaza from a parking lot into the grand entrance to Schenley Park * The creation of a seasonal pools wetland habitat along Highland Park's Washington Boulevard * The restoration of the Riverview Park Chapel Shelter and its surrounding landscape * The restoration of the Mary E. Schenley Memorial Fountain in Schenley Plaza * The restoration of the Mellon Park Walled Garden and installation of public art piece * Completion of a federally-funded trail and signage project * The revitalization of the entrance of McKinley Park in Beltzhoover * The restoration of Downtown's Mellon Square Other projects conducted by the Parks Conservancy include: * Landscaping and restoring the Westinghouse Memorial in Schenley Park * Ecological restoration of the Panther Hollow Watershed in Schenley Park * Renovation of Cliffside Park in the Hill District * Rebuilding the Frick Environmental Center in Frick Park 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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